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Letters Patent No. 65,871, dated J'unc 18, 1867. i,

IMPROVEMENT INPOCKET SUN-SHADES,

Be t'known that I, JAMusW. Bnoiviua, of the city, county, and Stutel of New York, lniveiuyon'ted certain new .end useful improvements in Pocket Sun-Shatl-os, end I do her'ohydcclore that the following is a full, clear, und exact `description of the same, reference being luul to the accompanying drowings, mnking a portionpf this specification, in whichi i' -Y f Figure 1 is n plan'view of n sumshadeconstructed according to my-Iuvention,showing `thofszuno in' un expanded condition.

Figure 2 is e side v-iew of the sinnein it folded condition;- ns'wjh'cn ycarried in the pocket.

Figure 3 is u perspectve'vien'-, showing the mztnncrin which the sun-shade is used.

Similar letters of reference indien-te corresponding parts in all thegures;

'lhisinvention consists in e. folding sun-shade mode o'f nnnularfformyin such manner that when in an expended condition `it may Vbe placed around-the' crown of n hat or cup, und sustained thereon in such position ,as to shade the person using the saine, thns'servingtlle Vpurpose of an ordinary'sun-slmde without involving the necessity Vel' using the hsnds'incorrying or supporting it, xit'thc same time that it is capable of being folded up inten. very smell space and carried in the pocket when desired. 5The invention further consists in the construction vof such annular sumshu-de with en elast'ictinner edge or circumferorice,whereby.the nttochmcnt of they sun-shade to the hat or cup` of the vnearer muy hcfvery easily performed, 4and is rendered very secure.

To enable others to understandthe'nnturenrid construct-ion Vof my' invention,l I'will 'procce'dj to' describe it with'reference to thedrnu'ings.

The hotly 'A oi'fthel sun-shade is inudc' of-nnnulur form-nsrepresentcl'niorc fully in end-'lis composed of cloth, puper, or other suitable flexible materiel'. .The ccntrjol space or opx1lng"'a"oi`"`this annular body is f mode of. u size benrngisome proportion-'to that of thoerown of the hat orcap` uponwh'ichthe sun-shade is to he secured', ns hceinitftcr ex'plitined; The inner edge, or eircumtcrence bot'l the vbody lAis1"'puckered or gethered, `und has scwod for otherwise securedtllercto u xiclcsic strip, c, oilndia rubber-or other like mote'rinl.

'Sewed or,otherwise'attached to body A3' in positions redini withrefercnce to the hond c, is :my desired or requisite number of.supporting. ribsior'urms d,.which orcshown in dotted. outline in liga; 1 'and 3, and :tro made of' wood, xnetnL'oi' otlicr 'suitnbly stiff ninterioll- When it isdesirod to' carry the snnshode in the pockettitmay hefolded und rolled up as shown in iig.A 2, therilis or arms d being thus vbrought into a. position nearly or quite perellel with eiielrother, with thofabric'of whiclrthe body A'is' composed, closely wrapped around them,the

sun-shade being thus brought into n vcrycomp'act'form, whichenehles it to be' carried thelpocket or"nbout' the person without inconvenience.'

. In using the sunshade it is Afirst .hroughtiintotlre-expanded 'condition shown in iig. 1, andthe crown ofthe hat oren-p', as the cese may be, is thrust up through-tho central 'opening z of the some, as shown in .the red' t outlim'z'injie'` 8, the cln'sticitly of the band c causing theirmer edge of the sun-shade to closely clasp-the said erowiuun'd thus securely ottechthesun-shegle tosuch hat oricop, and,'being retin'ed'in osprzido'ut or'expanded condition, hytherbs or nrnisd, iv-hich lire sustained'in o'ieerly horizontal position by th 'brim of the hat or i Vthe front und llower portionof the capi accordingy as the sunfshadeis used ivith one or the other so that, when the hat or cup is ploeedupon tho hood, 'thosn-shode ,is unused ,to shade the 'hperl und shoulders of theprson using thelsnme-'inu manner equally es eflicient as thatof en' ordinary sun-shade; :it the some time Athat? the 'hziuds of the person using the sinne aro'loft free undl untincuibered. Instend .ofbeingfurnished with the elastic band l@,as hereinbcforedescrilied, 'the sun-sheds muyfheiumde with elastic grores, formed of India-rubbenor equivnlent materiel, und inserted atrintervol's ottheinner edge thereof, in such manner lesto secure the olasticity of the said edge requisite to, secure the close attachment. of the-sun-shndo to the het, as h ereiubefore set forth, for the purpose specified.

forth; or, if preferred', a. stoel spring 'mayfbeiuscrted in 'the ufresaidinncredlge tohccomplish the seme result. what I 'claim us my iuvention,'oud desire to secure by Letters Potent', is i 1'. Thefnnnuinr foldingsun-shude constructed substantially Vns herein sot forth', `fc'r'the purpose speciied.I

2. In combination with the annuler folding sun-shnde,`thc elastic" inner edge substoutiallyns y`herein set J.. W. BROWNE` .Witnessesz i J. W; Coozvnis, G. ,W. Rmcu, 

